Speaking of Dividends

Don't Get Mad, Get Readin'

Lower taxes not a given; IRS site explains

THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT and the Internal Revenue Service, believe it or not, are trying to ease investors' headaches over determining how much of their dividend income qualifies for the lower tax rate established last year.

They're doing so by agreeing to follow certain provisions of the Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2003 -- which was introduced in the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee in December --...